{"id":"f84a44ff-8e59-4524-ad5e-169c753d4ee5","task":"Assess the code and safety implications of converting a manually operated (chain hoist) commercial door to motorized operation.","domain":"code-compliance","steps":["Confirm the proposed operator is listed as compatible with the specific door model — operators must be UL 325-listed and matched to the door manufacturer's approved configurations, not universally interchangeable.","If the door is a fire-rated assembly, confirm the conversion does not compromise the door's required automatic self-closing function on fire/smoke detection (that function must remain independent of, or fail-safe relative to, the added powered operator) per NFPA 80.","Verify the newly motorized door meets UL 325's entrapment-protection requirements for powered operation (monitored device or constant-pressure-to-close), which did not apply when the door was manually operated.","Check whether adding power operation triggers additional code review — for example, power-operated door provisions in the IBC addressing behavior on power loss and manual release.","Have the conversion inspected/commissioned and documented, including confirmation that manual (chain hoist or crank) operation remains available as required for emergency/power-loss situations if applicable."],"gotchas":["Not every door/operator pairing is field-compatible even if physically installable — confirm listing compatibility rather than assuming any UL 325-listed operator works on any door.","For fire-rated doors specifically, motorizing the door must not interfere with the door's required self-closing/self-latching behavior during a fire event — this is a life-safety issue, not just a mechanical one.","Adding power operation introduces entrapment-protection obligations under UL 325 that a purely manual chain-hoist door was never subject to — this is a new compliance burden created by the conversion itself."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T02:30:25.966Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/f84a44ff-8e59-4524-ad5e-169c753d4ee5"}